Bottle-labeling machine.



0. A. FOSSELMAN.

BOTTLE LABELING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 00126, 1908 930,464 Patented Aug. 1%, 909.

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BOTTLE LABELING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 00126, 1908.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIGE;;;?:1

If enals'rnm FOSSELMAN, or WAVERLY, IOWA.

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Teen whom army concern Be it known that I CHRISTIAN A. Fossm MA'N, a citizen of the llnitedfita'tes of Amer ice, and a resident of, Waverly," Bremer' county, Iowa, .have'invent'ed certai'ri new and useful'llfiptfivements in Bottle-Labeling Machines,-of thefollowing is a speci- Jfication,

. their'intermediate working intermediate position,

' M invention relates to improvements in bot't e-labeling machines, and. the object of my improvementsis to provide an inexpens'ive, simple'and effective ap aratus'for gummin labels to bottles, an e'asi y operated by one workman without the assistance of st er power or a 'pliancea; This object I have accomplishe by the mechanism which ishereinafter fully described and'claimed', and-which is illustrated the accompanyingdrawing's', in which: Figure 1' is 9. r1 ht-hand side elevation of my improved bott e-laheling inachine,show

ing its coactin parts in the positions which they assume w en the bottle is about ti) be 5 E assed' through the machine to be labeled. 2

ig. 2 is another right-handsidc elevation of said-machine, showing the said coactin parts in their appropriate ositions assume at the end of the process 0 aflixing a label to the bottle. Fig. 3 is an upper plan view of said machine, showing its coacting parts in positions. Fig.. 4 is an enlarged right-hen side elevation of said machine, with the coacting parts in an arts of said machine being broken away. 5 is an enlarged front elevation of said machine, with parts thereof broken away. Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail of the label rubbers, showing them in. their action of afiixing a label to a bottle.

Similar numbers refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Thetable 57 is an ported on corner-posts 44, 64, and 66, t e posts 44 and 66', and. 64' and 65 bein connected by liorizbntalbars 68. The ta le 57 isin the form-of t oblong rectangle, and has a rectan "Iarirey j cess in its front end for the passe e o the bectle downward therethrough. pri'ghts 51 projecting from slotted'base-plates are accured to the plate 57m each side of therecess 69' adjustably by means of bolts 14pming through said plate and the slots 62 of the.

To each of the uprights 51 is se- Specification 0! Letters Patent. a hppllcafliih flled eraser #0; mos. Serial No. 459,442.

irected toward each other.

separated beveled ed es of the soft rubber .a per end 0 which can be I slide-bar5 is pivotal 'rubber 12 Underneath the pieces'lZ is a plungercad 13 secured to the a plunger-rod 31, the latter apted to work vertically through a patioration in a ban or 63. The lower end of the Patented Au 10, moo. I

red 31 is mova ly seated in a sleeve secured to the end of a swivel 50, the latter being connected to the forward'end of a lever 36 on a. pintle 35. The sleeve 70 has a longit dinalslot 34, into which prtiects a stud 33 slldably from the rod 31. I

ression-spring 32 is seated about the rod31 etween and enga ing'a fillet 71 on said ro and the top of sai sleeve 70. The lever 36 is medially. pivoted on a cross-shaft 37 which e'irtends from one side-bar 68 to the other. A weight '43 is sus ended from the rear end of the lever'36, w 'le a link'39 is pivotally connected at 42 to the rear member of said lever and to the end of the forward member coiled coma 40 of another lever 27 at 38. The lever 27 ate 57, and having'their up er ends vertically grooved to receive a s ide-bar 5 therein. Anti-friction rollers 72 and 73 aremounted in the grooves of said uprights respectively to support said slide-bar 5,the upper bifurcations of' the uprights bein' connected;

above said bar by meansfof die crossEQin 55 and 56 respectively] The rear end 110 -t 10 by apintle 9.- H

The forwardend oi the slide-barb tically perforated to receives ne r ls'g rm of'a variation intli'e 'apiicingialpart oft e, forwar-d1 directed tea-ks 2.

connected-"to :theliiil:

ragga-teat} a v l also transversely groovediito ipre H u iences whereas .-.-t9.rt m s j {ladyisthbl jt rqaz; tibiae-s -e a';se tticr he holt'sui io'r s justm nt pastthe bolt When'its lo'clc nut ese forks are 'ara eI to'eacRpther, arid-their loyver sur aces flat a d in the same horizontal pllimafl f, some 23ar e'han oracle endiiig-iromthe under side of the ate'ffl I vertical slots in liliefwithtea smi e w th 3 mother toreceive slidably the slide-bar 24. The rear end of the slide-bar is n'votally connected to the link 26 at 25, and said bar has spaced apart notches 48 and 49 for a purpose to be described.

The label-holder 6, which has erect fingers 53 to retain the labels 54 in a pile and the mucila e-cup 15, are provided wit depending-spindles l9 and 46 respectively, vertically-movable through openings in the plate 57. The roller 4 in said cup is rotatable and adapted to not only dip within the mucilage therein, but also projects above the cup, so that, when said cup is in its u permost position the roller contacts witli the under fiat surfaces of the tines of the fork'2 as the latter movesbackward and applies to such under surfacesa coating of fresh mucila e. The cup 15 is first moved upward as t e fork 2 is' moving backward, andbefore the label-holder 6 is elevated, by the following described means. A small bellcrank lever is pivoted at 18 to a hanger from said base-plate 57, and has its free forward member 17 projected forward under and adapted to contact with and lift the lower end of the spindle 46 0f the cup 15. The rear member of said bell-crank lever is pivotally connected at 58 to the forward end of a connecting-rod 21, the latter end of which has a horizontal slot 59. which receives slidably a pin or stud 61 rojected from ashort swinging-arm 22, the atter swung ona pintle 60 extending from a hangeron the under surface of the base-plate 57. Below the pivotal-connection 61 at the'end of the arm 22 a pin or stud 62 projects transversely and is adapted to ride over the u per ed e of the slide-bar 24 and in contact .t ierewit In the initial position of rest, when the plunger 31 is in its uppermost position, the

- mechanism,

- wall of the note pin 62 on the swinging-arm 22 rests in the rear notch' 49 of the undermostslide-bar 24.

When said plunger is de ressed and the slide-bar 24 moved back y means of the hereinbefore-described motion transmitting bar, and being thereby pus ed back against the rear-wall of the-slott59, the rod 21 is drawn back, which causes the free member 1701' the. bellcrank lever to drive upward the spindle'46 and on r 15. The roller 4 then contacts with the for- 2 and is held against it until the slide-bar 24 rearwardlyto permit thepin .62 to drop into the'notch 48. As the slide-bar 24 returns forwardly, the in 62 in lifting over the rear 48-is drawn forward, sliding the pin 61 in the slotb and as the pin 62 moves forward over-the u presses the free arm 17 of the bell-crank lever, a owing the cup 15 to drop to break contact between the roller 4 and the fork 2.

. bottle 1- is then the pin 62 rides up out'of the notch 49 upon the raised upper edge of the has moved far enough V 'J- said- 21 an thus de The roller 4 is held in contact with the fork 2 until the downwardl -moving rearwardlyrojecting plunger-head 13 contacts with and egins to push down the free forward end of a lever 29. The lever 29 is medially pivoted at 30 to the lower end of a hanger 16, and its rear end is pivoted at 47 to one end of a short link-connection,' whose other end is pivotally connected to the bottom of the spindle 19 of said label-holder. When desired the 7 label-holder ma have a pair of spindles 19, working; throu orifices in the table 57, their lower end: being connected by a cross bar which has a ivotal connectionto the link referred to. lhe mucilage-cup 1.5 may 3 be similarly supported on a pair of spindles 46 likewise working through orifices in said table, and contacted by bell-crank-levers on a cross-rod connected pivotally to the rod 21. When the plunger-head 13 has moved down as far enough, it contacts with and drives down the lever arm 29, and lifts the label-holder just as the mucilage-cup is moving down. A pile of labels, face down, is placed on the older 6, and as the fork 2 moves'back the under surfaces of the tines thereof ta e a coatin of mucilage from the roller 4. The tines then continue backward, and the labelholder rises, pressing the topmost label against the coated and stick under sur-' faces 9 thetines. The labe -holder then movesdownward by its own (gravity, as the pressure of the plunger-head 13 is removed when the latter is'rising, and as the fork 2returns forward it carrieswith it the adherent label to and over the elastic lates12. A pushed vertica ly downward upon said label and plates 12', and, shown in Fig. 6, the latter yield theirbeveled edges 67 w ping'the face of thel I its g' ummed edges to'i'ulhere "to the bottle. The bottle forces downward the plunger 31," which .causes the connectingmechanl'sm to move back the fork'2 for another action.

he compression spring 32 yields enough each time as necessary to cause the labelholder to rise sufiicientl to bring the topmost label in contactwith t e fork 2, no matter how few labels may remain on said holder, when the o erator varies the pressure onv said plunger. he Wei ht 43 should be heavy enough to cause t e return of the moving parts when the pressure on the plungcris removed. a

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by'Letters Patent, is: V

1; In a'bottlelabeling'machine, in combination, a label-holder, a mucilage-cu taining'ahorizontal seller, and a H r,- 123 each veijtieally-movebieand alined 'orizon-- tally,- a machine-frame provided with slideways for. the supports of said verticallymovable elements, separated flexible elastic wipers mounted or er said plunger, a fork 13'0 abel 5 4 and causing 105 moving moving said label-ho der up and down while tacting with the roller in said cup in moving saidcu and the said wipers, mechanism for transmitting motion from the said plunger to v said fork, and mechanisms actuated by said plunger adapted to transmit motion to said elevate and lower 'sai said label-holder the" one before the other ,its coacting mechanism for transmitting w motion to saidfork adapted to permit a the p unger to-similarly effect the length of hav' horizontal tines movable horizontally to a {re over theiabei-hoidenthe roller in said cup and the said wipers, mechanism for transmitting motion from the said plunger to said fork, and mechanisms actuated by said plunger adapted to transmit motion to said abel-holder and to said mucilage-cup, the latter mechanisms adapted to successivelyelevate andlower said mucila e-c'u and said label-holder the one beforet e ot er when said fork moves rearwardly thereover, the lower surfaces of the tines of said fork conbackward. v

2. In a bottle-labeling machine, in combination, a label-holder, a mueilage-cu containing a horizontal .roller, and a 'p unger, each vertically-movable and alined horizontally, a machine-frame provided with slideways for the supports of said verticallymovable elements, separated flexible elastic wipers supported overfsaid lunger, a forkl havin horizontal tinesmova le horizontally to an fro over said label-holder,-the roller in abel-hclder and to said mucilage-cup, the latter mechanisms ada ted to successively mucilage-cup and when said fork'moves rearwardly thereover, h i 2am oi'sfliidforli contactin with the 1 110} ,-.rsa id:cup in" ackward, J 5 yieldable J elastic means connected between said plunger and the lower' surfaces;

variation of the length of the stroke of.said plun er at the will ofthe operator, to cause.

movement verticall of said label-bolder;

3. In a bottle-la eling machine, in com bination, a label-holder, a mucil'age-cup containing a horizontal roller, and a lunger, each vertically-movable and alined horizontally, a machine-frame'provided with slideways for the supports of said verticallymovable elements, separated flexible elastic wipers supported over said lunger, afork aving transversely-adjustalgle tines movable horizontally over said label-holder, the roller in said cup and'the said wipers, mechanism for transmitting motion from the said plunger to said fork, and mechanisms actuated' by said plun er adapted to transmit motion to said labe -holder and to said mucilage-cup alternately and in succession, moving the said cu up and down before each being vertically movable and p ace in each latter when downward said fork is moving rearwardly the lower surfaces of the tises said fer contacting with said roller in moving backward to take a coating of;mucila e theme from before assing over said labe -hoid e r, and means flirautomatically exercising a tension on themechanism transmitting motion to said fork to cause said fork to return to its initialposition when said plunger is released from downward traction.

a 4. In a bottle-labeling-machine, in combination, a label-holder: a mucilage-cup containing a'horiz'ontslro r, and a lun er,

the same alinement, a machine-frame provided with slideways for the sup orts of said vertically-movable elements, with horizontally-alined slideways above and below other respectivel horizontally-movable slide-bars movab e in said horizontal slideways, flexible; elastic wipers spaced apart and located above said plunger, a fork having transversely-adjustable tines secured to the forward end of the uppermost slidebar and extending horizontally forward therefrom, mechanism transmittin" motion from said plun or to both said s ide-bars when traction I ownward is exercised upon said plunger, a yieldable elastic connection between said plunger and said motion-transmittingmeans, motion-transmitting .mech- 'anism connected to said movable labels holder adapted to be actuated to elevate the upon the plunger, motion transmitting means connected to said movable mucilagecup adapted to be actuated by said lowermost horizontal slide-bar'when downward traction is exercised upon said plunger, said I slide-bar being so formed as to elevate said and ,hold it in its uppermost position w the tines of said fork are passmg over it in contact with its roller and then lower said cup and permit itto remain its lowermost position while said fork is returning to its initial position, said action of raising and lowerinsaid cup takin place a before said label-ho der is elevate and 1 tension-producing means operative upon said motion-transmitting mechanisms to said slide-bars adapted to automatically return them to their initial position on the withdrawal of downward traction from said plunger. r 116 Signed at Waverly Iaj this 7th day of Oct. 1908.

CHRISTIAN A. FOSSELMAN.

Witnesses:

O. H. HASTINGS,

B. F. BECK.

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